Making Sanity out of Vanity: Christian Realism in the Book of Ecclesiastes

Stanley Gale takes us through Ecclesiastes, not in a detailed study; rather, it allows the book to be a study on life. After all, there can hardly be a more up to date commentary on modern-day life than this ancient book! What does life 'under the sun' have to offer? What is God's purpose for us? We see the sanity of living, not in vanity, but to the glory of God. Somehow there is a myth floating around that when you follow Jesus life has certain tangible perks. When your Father is God and Jesus is the reigning King, you expect that finances won’t be quite as tight, relationships will be easier, and life will be a bit merrier. A little bit of false advertising. Seemingly innocent expectations. But these beliefs are far from innocent. When you expect wine and roses and end up with gruel, your confidence in the Lord wanes. Maybe, you wonder, this relationship with Christ is just a life insurance policy after all. It is good for when you die, but costly for when you live. Life insuran